Re: [issues] Re: Demographics - Reprise

2000-01-08 Thread Danyeke Swanson
At 09:47 PM 1/8/00 , Jenn V. wrote: >Cat wrote: > > To me, that experience was exactly the sort of thing that women are > > talking about when they talk about the fact that even though > > certain opportunities seem to exist, in a significant way they don't. > > Wow, I really *am* riled about this

Re: [issues] Re: Demographics - Reprise

2000-01-04 Thread Danyeke Swanson
At 06:08 PM 1/4/00 , Jenn V. wrote: >> Simon Britnell wrote: >> On the subject of choice, you can't choice who your boss hires, but you >> can choose your >> boss (ie. get another job). > >Only if you're perceived as being good. I've read this exchange with interest, and normally I'm a lurker b

[issues] Geeks and work/leisure (Was Re: games for girls)

1999-10-06 Thread Danyeke Swanson
At 07:16 PM 10/6/99 , Deirdre Saoirse wrote: >> And as soon as you have a life, you're seen as less of a techie in the >> great dicksize war that is techiedom. People may envy you for a while, >> but then they'll start commenting on how you're only working 40-50 hour >> weeks and not pulling all